PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Munich Space Summit 2026
New Space – Europe’s Gateway to Secure, Scalable Access
Global New Space Perspectives
| 11:00 hrs | Registration |
| 13:00 hrs | Opening Remarks & Welcome (Munich Aerospace, UniBw, DLR, European Commission) |
| 13:45 hrs | Keynote: New Space at the Crossroads – Global Trends, Challenges & Opportunities |
| 14:30 hrs | Panel 1: Defence & Secure Communications – Europe’s Sovereignty in Space |
| 15:30 hrs | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 16:15 hrs | Panel 2: Mega Constellations – Scaling Satellites with Quality & Affordability |
| 17:15 hrs | Keynote Impulse: The Geopolitics of Space Constellations |
| 18:00 hrs | Panel 3: Industrialising Space – 3D Printing, Advanced Materials & Mass Production |
| 18:45 hrs | Opening of Exhibition |
| 19:15 – 21:30 hrs | Galaxy Night – Networking, Drinks & Food |
New Space – Europe’s Gateway to Secure, Scalable Access
Innovation, Launchers & Business
| 09:00 hrs | Welcome Back & Highlights |
| 09:15 hrs | Panel 4: Launchers – Europe’s Access to Space |
| 10:15 hrs | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 11:00 hrs | Panel 5: Collaboration not Competition – Startups & Industry Shaping the New Space Economy Together |
| 12:00 hrs | Lunch Break & Networking |
| 13:30 hrs | Panel 6: Financing the Future – VCs, Investors & New Business Models |
| 14:30 hrs | Panel 7: Applications & Services Enabled by Mega Constellations |
| 15:30 hrs | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 16:15 hrs | Panel 8: Operations & Maintenance – Building Sustainable Constellations |
| 17:15 hrs | Panel 9: Legal Horizons in New Space |
| 18:30 – 21:30 hrs | Railway to Space |
Time, Location, Possibility
Unlocking Markets at the Nexus of New Space and PNT
| 09:00 hrs | Ground to Orbit: New Space Pitches |
| 09:45 hrs | CubeSat Platforms |
| 10:30 hrs | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 11:00 hrs | Deep Dive I – Dual-Use GNSS and PRS Deep Dive II – Edge AI in Orbit: Autonomy, Compression & Real-Time Decisions |
| 11:45 hrs | Deep Dive III – From Space to Ground: GNSS for Non-Space Users Deep Dive IV – Ground Segment 2.0: Cloud-Native Ops & “Ground-as-a-Service” |
| 12:30 hrs | Lunch Break & Networking |
| 13:30 hrs | Official Opening by Munich Aerospace, UniBw M, DLR, Political Representatives |
| 14:00 hrs | Key Panel Discussion: From a Space Policy Strategy to New Space – Answers to Global Challenges |
| 15:30 hrs | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 16:00 hrs | Panel on Satellite Navigation – Maintaining Precision in Difficult Times |
| 17:00 hrs | Innovation Spotlights – Industry Perspectives |
| 17:55 hrs | Closing Remarks |
| 18:15 hrs | Shuttle Transfer to Evening Reception |
| 19:30 – 22:00 hrs | Official Reception with political representatives – Informal get-together with buffet & drinks |
SatNav: Multi-faceted PNT – Maintaining Trust and Accuracy in Difficult Times
Updates on Services, Threats and Applications
| 09:00 hrs | Session 1: GNSS Updates |
| 10:30 hrs | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 hrs | Session 2: Accuracy as Key to Modern Navigation |
| 12:30 hrs | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 hrs | Session 3: Resilient Navigation – Challenges and Solutions |
| 15:00 hrs | Session 4: Services Enabling Secure and Trusted Navigation |
| 16:00 hrs | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 hrs | Session 5: Multi-Faceted PNT for Earth and Space |
| 18:00 hrs | Session 6: European Navigation Eco-System |
| 19:30 hrs | Space Night |
SatNav: Multi-faceted PNT – Maintaining Trust and Accuracy in Difficult Times
Technologies for the Navigator
| 09:00 hrs | Session 7: Munich Flashlights |
| 09:45 hrs | Session 8: LEO PNT – Constellations and Use-CasesComing soon |
| 10:45 hrs | Session 9: Technologies for Multi-Layer PNT |
| 11:45 hrs | Coffee Break |
| 12:25 hrs | Session 10: Optical, Quantum and AI Technologies as Gamechangers? |
| 13:15 | Session 11: Trust in Timing |
| 14:15 hrs | Closing |
| 14:20 hrs | Bavarian Networking |